The Tempest (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Sir William Davenant (1667)
Author
John Dryden (1667)
Author
Thomas Shadwell (1674)
Author
David Garrick (1756)
Author
John Philip Kemble (1789)
Author
J. C. Foote (1756)
Composer
Thomas Linley Junior (1777)
Composer
John Christopher Smith (1756)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragicomedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£34,834 15s 8d £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
1732 - 1809
£34,834 15s 8d - (100%) £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
242 35 207
1732 - 1809
242 35 207
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 May 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No Yes £262 15s 50% N/A
30 May 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite No No No £123 13s 6d 41% N/A
09 Nov 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island, Don Juan, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £225 11s 6d 47% N/A
25 Nov 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest, Don Juan, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £151 5s 6d 45% N/A
14 Dec 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest, The First Floor, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £153 14s 6d 39% N/A
27 Dec 1791 Drury Lane The Tempest, Don Juan, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £182 15s 43% N/A
12 Apr 1792 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Swindlers, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No Yes £356 12s 44% N/A
08 May 1792 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Spoiled Child, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No Yes £369 9s 65% N/A
13 Dec 1792 Drury Lane The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island, The Prisoner, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £120 9s 6d 40% N/A
02 Jan 1793 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £229 2s 33% N/A
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